She was born March 23, 1938, in VanLear, Ky., to Eugene and Opal (Collins) Fields.

Lois married Willard Henry Chain in Richvalley, Indiana on Feb. 8, 1986; he died Sept. 17, 2017. She retired from General Tire in Wabash after 30-plus years. She enjoyed her family, shopping, and traveling.

She is survived by three children, Sheila (Bill) Sluss of Wabash, Vicki (Scott) Pennington of Urbana, and James (Melissa) Chain of Wabash; four step-children, Michael Chain of Osprey, Fla., Ronald (Lori) Chain of Lafayette, La., Scott (Michelle) Chain of Sedona, Ariz., and Giuliana (Lance) Dettman of Palm Harbor, Fla., eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and her sister, Emmalou (Charlie) Daniels of Wabash.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, grandson Franklin Pennington, sister, Cleda Mae DeHart, and two brothers, Herschel Ray Fields, and Ronald Dean Fields.